Ingredients

Directions

Cream butter and sugar together. Beat eggs until light and add. Mash bananas and add. Add lemon juice. Mix baking powder, salt and flour quickly into mixture. Bake in greased bread pan at 375 for 45 minutes. Use a toothpick in the middle. When it comes out clean the bread is done. Hint ****** – Touch the top of the loaf(yes, with your bare finger) – if it is “squishy” it will fall in the middle. Let it cook a few more minutes until the top feels more firm to the touch.

I was contacted by Okeechobee The Magazine to do a video and article for their spring issue. We settled on our most popular post which is Puff Balls. This video will show you step by step directions on how easy these really are to make and below you can read the full article. You will be a hit at the next party you make them for!

You can read the article below or click to read in a larger version on the Okeechobee the Magazine website.

See the recipes for Puff Balls and Puff Ball Fillings below!

Ingredients:

1 pkg Pie Crust – the kind already made up, you just roll it out
1 can Pie Filling – any flavor you like
Sugar

Directions:

Let the dough sit out and become room temperature. Roll it out flat. Use a cup or glass to cut out circles. Take the leftover dough and make into a ball. Sprinkle flour on counter and roll out dough again with flour on a rolling pin. Cut out more circles. Repeat this until all dough is used up. 2 pie crusts make about 24 turnovers.
Place 1 cherry into the middle of the circle. Fold over. Push down the edge to stick together and use a fork to pinch the sides together. take a drop of water and make the top a little wet. Sprinkle with sugar. Make a small slit on the top, this will allow the steam to escape and the filling won’t oooze out. (You can see in the pics I forgot to do this!)

It is easier to clean up if you place them on parchment paper on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Ingredients:

Directions:

Slice apples into 11×9 baking dish. Sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add water and lemon juice. Top with topping and bake 400 degrees for 1 hour.
What she didn’t tell you in the recipe though was the two secrets to making the best Apple Crisp. I am going to share that with you now.

The First SECRET – double the topping. After all that is the best part!The Second SECRET – use cold butter for the topping – its supposed to be crumbly not smooth like batter.

Have you ever bought apples only to find out they are pretty old dry and grainy? Well you can use them for baked apples!

Ingredients:

1 Apple

1 Tbsp Butter

2 Tbsp Brown Sugar

Directions:

Core an apple with your potato peeler. Place in a microwave bowl. Shove the butter down the center hole. Fill the rest of the hole with the brown sugar.

Microwave for about 2 1/2 minutes. Microwave 1 minute at a time and check for doneness. When the meat of the apple is soft it is done.
Prep time – 2 minutes – cooking time 2 1/2 minutes – total time – 4 1/2 minutes
Serves – 1 apple per person

1. Pudding

use dark chocolate pudding to fill puffballs then sprinkle confectioners sugar on top.

2. Whipped Cream and Berries

cut up any kind of berries you like and mix into whipped cream. You can add a tiny amount of sugar if you like.

3. Broccoli Cheese Spread

Cut the florets off of the stem and put in food processor. Or you can use a knife. You want them chopped very small. 1 – 12 ounce of cream cheese and 3 Tbsp ranch dressing. Mix it up together. This is a great filling for puffballs and also a spread for crackers.